January2025
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Thousands of South Koreans protest as president digs heels in
Jan 11, 2025Thousands of South Koreans began gathering in the capital for rival demonstrations on Saturday, as investigators prepare another attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree. ... -
Canada PM Trudeau’s party to name new leader on March 9
Jan 11, 2025The party of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decided to select his successor on March 9 after the departing leader gave in to growing demands to step down ahead of the country’s elections. A worldwide... -
Los Angeles apologizes over fire evacuation false alarms
Jan 11, 2025Los Angeles emergency management issued an apology on Friday after erroneous evacuation warnings caused anxiety in a city already reeling from an unprecedented wildfire crisis. Automated alerts telling people to prepare to evacuate rang out on... -
Los Angeles fire deaths at 10 as National Guard called in
Jan 11, 2025Authorities in Los Angeles reported that at least 10 people had been killed by massive wildfires that destroyed entire neighborhoods and forced thousands of residents to flee, as California’s National Guard soldiers prepared to go to... -
Ukraine strikes on occupied Donetsk kill three
Jan 11, 2025According to officials, Ukrainian strikes on the Russian-occupied Donetsk region on Friday morning killed three persons and injured six others. According to Denis Pushilin, the regional chief appointed by Russia, Ukraine used precision-guided long-range missiles fired... -
Venezuela closes Colombia border before president’s inauguration: governor
Jan 11, 2025The governor of a frontier state claimed that there was a “international conspiracy” behind Venezuela’s decision to seal its border with Colombia on Friday, just before President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration. Freddy Bernal, the governor of Tachira,... -
Beijing says EU imposed unfair trade barriers on Chinese firms
Jan 11, 2025China said on Thursday that it has concluded after looking into EU procedures that Brussels had unfairly placed “trade and investment barriers” on Beijing, escalating long-standing business disputes. After the group began looking into whether Chinese... -
Supreme Judicial Council sends report on Masuda Bhatti to President
Jan 11, 2025The President has received a report on Information Commissioner Masuda Bhatti from the Supreme Judicial Council. On January 9, the Supreme Court administration made the information public via a news release on its website. “The President... -
JICA to support Forest Department to enhance coastal resilience
Jan 11, 2025Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will support Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) in implementing comprehensive forest management utilizing advanced technologies in the country’s coastal zone. To this end, JICA has signed a record of discussion with the Economic... -
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit native Pakistan for girls’ summit
Jan 11, 2025Malala Yousafzai, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will go to a meeting on girls’ education organized by her home country of Pakistan, where she almost died at the hands of extremists while still a student....
